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[Sibersk Esto]

The twin towers are in the background of that bridge destruction sequence.

You thought MOS had 9/11 imagery?

Singer is about to bring down THE ACTUAL TWIN TOWERS

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Damn I swore I was the only one that read that. Intersting how Peter uses his time to become the greatest mind on earth, Wolverine uses his time to run around naked.

I remember thinking "Damn it, Logan" when he started attacking Peter for bringing him back from the dead.

But at the end, they were the most amazing bros.

 

[diaspora]

Damn I swore I was the only one that read that. Intersting how Peter uses his time to become the greatest mind on earth, Wolverine uses his time to run around naked.

na man

Had some of the best fucking spreads ever. Dat doom moon

 

[Johndoey]

I remember thinking "Damn it, Logan" when he started attacking Peter for bringing him back from the dead.

But at the end, they were the most amazing bros.

then it got super sad.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

then it got super sad.

Yeah.

That tree, man

 

[Sean C]

Please watch X-Men 1 and come back and tell me something about Cyclops, Storm, Rogue, Jean, Sabretooth, Toad, or Mystique other than what their powers are.

Rogue is a really odd character to cite there; she had the most development of anyone in the first movie other than Logan.

 

[smokeymicpot]

The twin towers are in the background of that bridge destruction sequence.

Movie does take in the 80s makes sense.

 

[diaspora]

Yeah.

That tree, man

When Peter and Logan exchange looks when Sara doesn't remember him.

 

[catashtrophe]

Oscar Isaac Talks Comic Book Inspiration And More For X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

As for what's inspired his take on Apocalypse, it sounds like there will be something for everyone:

"Depends which comic you are talking about. There’s X-Factor, there’s X-Men, there’s The Age of Apocalypse, there’s the animated series, there’s X-Men: Evolution, so when someone says Apocalypse without referring a comic book, it’s a very general question. They may want to state which is their Apocalypse first. He’s definitely not going to be everyone’s favorite version of Apocalypse, but he’s my favorite version of Apocalypse. It’s something from the 80s mixed in with something new. They either create a backstory that he was this mutant from Ancient Egypt that found this technology and they explore that story or they send him to another universe where he’s more powerful than he’s ever been. He’s turned all these other X-Men into villains. There are different ways that artists and creative people get the chance to explore his story on a massive scale if they do. In this one, Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg took the inspiration from many different sources, many different versions of Apocalypse throughout the ages and found the one that we thought was the most interesting."


More here

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=127989

 

[BKatastrophe]

Paste Pot Pete?

Paste Pot Pete at least knows he's trash.

Um, excuse me, you will refer to him by his true name, The Trapster.
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Please do, comic book recaps are my favorite parts of gaf. There's always so much surreal insanity in them.

Well, alright, since you asked:

Basically, Nova was weaponizing sentinel tech long before she took possession of Xavier. At some point (most likely during a mission in which Cyclops and Wolverine found her at the aforementioned sentinel factory) she infected the X-Men with a flu virus. This virus became more and more potent, with Beast unable to find some kind of cure. He then finds out, right as Nova (posing as Xavier) sends the Shi'ar Imperial Guard (whom are for the most part super kickass) to attack the Xavier school, which just happens to be having a giant press conference, since Nova (still posing) just outed the school as a mutant institution. Hank then finds out that this flu is actually a bunch of nanosentinels that are slowly killing mutants.

I can't recall how they get shut off, but I think it might have been either Jean re-manifesting the Phoenix or Beast finding a cure. Either way, Nova had the X-team on lock.

Oh, and later the nanosentinels are reused by Dark Beast, who is Beast from the Age of Apocalypse, attempting to murder Scott, Emma, Magik, and Magneto. Then he died. It was lame.
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Oscar Isaac Talks Comic Book Inspiration And More For X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

As for what's inspired his take on Apocalypse, it sounds like there will be something for everyone:

"Depends which comic you are talking about. There’s X-Factor, there’s X-Men, there’s The Age of Apocalypse, there’s the animated series, there’s X-Men: Evolution, so when someone says Apocalypse without referring a comic book, it’s a very general question. They may want to state which is their Apocalypse first. He’s definitely not going to be everyone’s favorite version of Apocalypse, but he’s my favorite version of Apocalypse. It’s something from the 80s mixed in with something new. They either create a backstory that he was this mutant from Ancient Egypt that found this technology and they explore that story or they send him to another universe where he’s more powerful than he’s ever been. He’s turned all these other X-Men into villains. There are different ways that artists and creative people get the chance to explore his story on a massive scale if they do. In this one, Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg took the inspiration from many different sources, many different versions of Apocalypse throughout the ages and found the one that we thought was the most interesting."


More here

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=127989

Oh sure, they did research into Apocalypse, of all characters.

 

[Johndoey]

When Peter and Logan exchange looks when Sara doesn't remember him.

Then the last panel jeez.

 

[JadedWriter]

Well, alright, since you asked:

Basically, Nova was weaponizing sentinel tech long before she took possession of Xavier. At some point (most likely during a mission in which Cyclops and Wolverine found her at the aforementioned sentinel factory) she infected the X-Men with a flu virus. This virus became more and more potent, with Beast unable to find some kind of cure. He then finds out, right as Nova (posing as Xavier) sends the Shi'ar Imperial Guard (whom are for the most part super kickass) to attack the Xavier school, which just happens to be having a giant press conference, since Nova (still posing) just outed the school as a mutant institution. Hank then finds out that this flu is actually a bunch of nanosentinels that are slowly killing mutants.

I can't recall how they get shut off, but I think it might have been either Jean re-manifesting the Phoenix or Beast finding a cure. Either way, Nova had the X-team on lock.

Oh, and later the nanosentinels are reused by Dark Beast, who is Beast from the Age of Apocalypse, attempting to murder Scott, Emma, Magik, and Magneto. Then he died. It was lame.

This is like some Lelouch Vi Britannia shit.

 

[BKatastrophe]

This is like some Lelouch Vi Britannia shit.

Later on Cassandra possessed Emma Frost in order to retrieve her body (which was basically a weird genetically engineered fetus) from a containment device inside the X-mansion. In order to do this, Emma convinced all the X-Men their worst nightmares were occurring, and then convinced Kitty that she was trying to get her "baby" back from the rest of the X-Men because apparently she had an evil baby. It was actually Cassandra's fetus. And she didn't actually have it, it was just an illusion. Psychics are dicks.

Kitty was not happy:

 

[Johndoey]

I think people forget Kitty can ice almost anyone with little issue.

 

[KimiNewt]

Then the last panel jeez.

What story are you two talking about? Synopsis?

 

[Johndoey]

What story are you two talking about? Synopsis?

Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine it was a team up mini series from a few years back, lots of time travel and stuff a lot of fun to read.

 

[BKatastrophe]

I think people forget Kitty can ice almost anyone with little issue.

Frreal

 

[roflwaffles]

Apocalypse is a great villain. Virtually every X comic crossover worth a damn included him as an important figure.

His depiction in this movie is a disgrace.

Hardly. He's a one dimensional god-complex character. All he serves in the X-Men universe is to be some super powerful ultimate evil with no personality aside from having awesome hammy quotes in the animated series.

 

[inm8num2]

X-Men: Apocalypse promises even more Magneto power

"One of Apocalypse’s many powers is he can imbue other mutants with greater ones,” says director Bryan Singer. Case in point: In the concept art image (above), Singer says, “Magneto is demonstrating a small taste of what he can do now. Magneto is already enormously powerful…. Now Apocalypse gives him powers far beyond what we’ve seen before.”

 

[Currygan]

every time Oscar Isaac talks about Apocalypse it sounds like he's sniggering at the whole thing

 

[inm8num2]

From the X-Men: Apocalypse Set (ComingSoon.net)

10 Things We Learned on the Set of X-Men: Apocalypse (IGN)

Bryan Singer Reveals Secrets of ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ [On Set Interview] (/Film)

series of previews from Collider:
How Did They Decide Which Mutants to Include?
Bryan Singer on the Villain’s Powers, Makeup, and Casting Oscar Isaac
Michael Fassbender on Working with Oscar Isaac, Becoming a Horseman
Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg Explain the New Timeline
Over 75 Things to Know about the Epic Superhero Sequel

 

[Wingfan19]

From the X-Men: Apocalypse Set (ComingSoon.net)

10 Things We Learned on the Set of X-Men: Apocalypse (IGN)

Bryan Singer Reveals Secrets of ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ [On Set Interview] (/Film)

series of previews from Collider:
How Did They Decide Which Mutants to Include?
Bryan Singer on the Villain’s Powers, Makeup, and Casting Oscar Isaac
Michael Fassbender on Working with Oscar Isaac, Becoming a Horseman
Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg Explain the New Timeline
Over 75 Things to Know about the Epic Superhero Sequel

That 75 things bullet point list is awesome. Some really good info in there that clears up a lot of questions fans had at the end of DoFP. Also, a new telling of the Phoenix Saga is still on the table (complete with space travel!)